Enquirer's Daugherty takes another top award

Enquirer Sports' Paul Daugherty earned some well-deserved praise this week for his stellar body of work in 2013.

The Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) recognized Doc's great work by awarding him two first-place honors in their annual gathering to identify the best sports writing in the United States.

On Tuesday, Doc was named top columnist in the 75,001-175,000 circulation category for a collection of five columns published in 2013.

The sports editors highlighted five of Doc's best columns which included smart commentary on NBA player Jason Collins coming out, Reds first baseman Joey Votto's approach in the batter's box and Ted Kremer's need not to be seen as a good luck charm, but a young man who deserves respect and acceptance.

And on Thursday, Doc received another first place award in the Feature Writing category for his riveting story on former Bengals star Reggie Williams, who is battling to save his leg after multiple surgeries.

While winners for other sports writing categories are still to be annouced, Doc is the only sports writer in the country to have won two first place awards this year. Readers can go to cincinnati.com/sports/paul-daugherty to get all of Doc's award-winning work.

Enquirer Sports was also recognized earlier in the year with a Top 10 finish for newspaper sports websites in the top category and an honorable mention for special sections for the 'Reality Stripes' Bengals season preview section.